Former RAMONES Drummer Lands New Gig

October 28, 2006

Beginning mid-2007, former RAMONES drummer Richie Ramone (a.k.a. Richard Reinhardt) will start a new career as a drum soloist, touring with symphonies and symphonic pops orchestras around the world in celebration of the 50th anniversary of "West Side Story". One of the most notable performances will be on July 4, 2007 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California when Richie will be the featured soloist with the Pasadena Pops. He will be playing a 20-minute drum solo medley of "West Side Story", arranged with noted Broadway composer Ron Abel . The yearly 4th of July celebration with the Pops typically draws an audience of 30,000. The performance will be conducted by noted Pops Music Director Maestra Rachael Worby, who had the vision to understand the value of this as a performance and also as a way to encourage young punk and rock fans about other genres of music. The last time a drum solo of "West Side Story" was widely performed in such fashion was by the late Buddy Rich.

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